Sanrio Games has set Sanrio Kawaii Me Live for a worldwide January 2027 release on the App Store and Google Play, with a release commemorative live at Yokohama Kannai Hall on January 14, 2027. Its party game Sanrio Party Land is dated for October 29, 2026 on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.
Sanrio Games is the in-house game brand Sanrio launched in April 2026. It showed two titles at Sanrio Fest in Minato Mirai on June 27-28, 2026: the smartphone rhythm game Sanrio Kawaii Me Live! and the party game Sanrio Party Land. The brand then exhibited at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21, with a general exhibition booth in Hall 8 and a spot in Family Game Park 2026 at TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall.
Sanrio Party Land is the nearer release. It is dated October 29, 2026 on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, priced at 6,380 yen, with more than 145 Sanrio characters and over 45 original cooperative minigames across five areas. It supports solo play, local multiplayer, and online play for up to four players. At a developer talk stage on September 17, Katsuyoshi Tanabe, general manager of Sanrio's Game Business Division, and Toya Yoneda, senior manager in the same division's marketing section, said the team chose the party game genre to make a title three generations of a family can play together.
Sanrio Kawaii Me Live has moved from an unnamed 2027 window to a specific one. The dance and rhythm game launches worldwide in January 2027 on the App Store and Google Play, after pre-registration opened September 21. A release commemorative live is set for January 14, 2027 at Yokohama Kannai Hall. Original songs come from Soala, SHE'S, Lienel, Polkadot Stingray, Yabai T-Shirts Yasan, and Mi'Line Hearts, and ACAne of Zutomayo wrote a track tied to My Melody. Earlier, the brand listed a seven-track partial song list and two modes, Performance Mode and Technical Mode, and ran a closed beta test for residents of Japan from July 15 to July 21.
Sanrio Games plans roughly 10 game releases over three years, with titles planned by March 2029. The brand's Tokyo Game Show booth also featured wall-sized game illustrations of the Knights and Lords from Fragaria Memories Color of Wishes, with talk stages for that title featuring voice actors Gakuto Kajiwara and Shunsuke Takeuchi.
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Sanrio Games announced that its dance and rhythm game Sanrio Kawaii Me Live will launch worldwide in January 2027 on the App Store and Google Play. Pre-registration opened September 21. Original songs come from Soala, SHE'S, Lienel, Polkadot Stingray, Yabai T-Shirts Yasan, and Mi'Line Hearts, and ACAne of Zutomayo wrote a track tied to My Melody.
Sanrio's game brand showed two titles at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Sanrio Party Land is a party game with more than 145 Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty, Pompompurin, Umenoya Zakkaten, and Ghao-pa-wa-ru, with minigames themed around each character. It is set for October 29, 2026 on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Sanrio Kawaii Me Live is a smartphone rhythm game set for 2027.
Sanrio announced on Monday that Sanrio Kawaii Me Live!, the first smartphone title from its Sanrio Games brand, will launch globally in January 2027 for iOS and Android. The dance and rhythm game features Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, My Melody, and Kuromi, and lets players coordinate character costumes and stages to build what the announcement calls a "super KAWAII" stage. Pre-registration opened the same day, alongside a follow campaign whose rewards include Cosmo Soda, Kawai Light, a Time Travel Ticket, an Accessory Set, Gacha Tickets, a Character Sticker Set, an SSR Character Guaranteed Ticket, and a Hello Kitty costume with special Sanrio Games specifications if registrations and official social media follows reach 1 million. The music lineup includes original songs from Soala, SHE'S, Lienel, Polkadot Stingray, Yabai T-Shirts Yasan, Mi'Line Hearts, and a tie-in with Zutto Mayonaka de Ii no ni. A release commemorative live is scheduled for January 14, 2027 at Yokohama Kannai Hall.
Sanrio Games held a developer talk stage for Sanrio Party Land at Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 17, the event's first business day. Katsuyoshi Tanabe, general manager of Sanrio's Game Business Division, and Toya Yoneda, senior manager in the same division's marketing section, spoke, with Hello Kitty and Pompompurin on stage. Sanrio Party Land is scheduled for release on October 29, 2026 as a Nintendo Switch party game priced at 6,380 yen. It supports solo play, local multiplayer, and online play for up to four players. The game features more than 145 Sanrio characters and over 45 original cooperative minigames set across five areas of Party Land. Tanabe said the team aimed for a game themed on Sanrio's corporate philosophy of everyone getting along, one that three generations of a family can play together, which led to the party game genre. Yoneda demonstrated three minigames live.
Sanrio announced on August 20, 2026 that its in-house game brand Sanrio Games will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21. The brand, launched in April 2026, will occupy two areas: a general exhibition booth in Hall 8 and the Family Game Park 2026 at TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall. Attendees can try the party game Sanrio Party Land, scheduled for release on October 29 for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, and the smartphone rhythm game Sanrio Kawaii Me Live!, planned for 2027. The booth will also debut wall-sized game illustrations of the Knights and Lords from Fragaria Memories Color of Wishes. Hello Kitty, Kuromi, My Melody, Pompompurin, and Cinnamoroll will appear at the booth, with a DJ performance by Kuromi and a live show by Pompompurin. Talk stages feature Shizuku from Polkadot Stingray for Sanrio Kawaii Me Live! and voice actors Gakuto Kajiwara and Shunsuke Takeuchi for Fragaria Memories Color of Wishes. Visitors receive limited-edition sun visors.
Sanrio Games, Sanrio's first in-house game brand, showcased two new titles at Sanrio Fest in Minato Mirai on June 27-28, 2026. The mobile rhythm game Sanrio Kawaii Me Live! and the Nintendo Switch/Switch 2 party game Sanrio Party Land were playable at the booth, offering rhythm gameplay, character customization, and mini-games.
Sanrio Games, the in-house game brand launched by Sanrio, announced its first smartphone title, Sanrio Kawaii Me Live!, a dance and rhythm game for iOS and Android scheduled for release in 2027. The game was revealed during the results announcement stage of the 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking event at Sanrio Fest 2026 in Minato Mirai on June 28. It will be free-to-play with in-app purchases and is planned for release both domestically and internationally. Players form a team of six Sanrio characters, tap notes to songs, and can customize costumes and stages. Two modes are available: Performance Mode, with simple controls focused on watching character dances, and Technical Mode, a four-lane rhythm game for higher difficulty. A partial song list includes seven tracks, among them Kuromi's Greedy Greedy and the social media hit Purin to Muffin no Pompom Beat☆. A closed beta test for residents of Japan runs from July 15 to July 21, with lottery applications open from June 28 to July 7. Feedback from the test will be used to improve the game before launch.